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history chp. 9
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Washington's Precedents | title "president of the united states" presidential cabinet, 2 term limit |
| Washington's choices for cabinet | Hamilton- secretary of treasury, Jefferson- secretary of state |
| Departments made | department of: war,state, treasury,offices of postmaster and attorney general |
| Judiciary Act | set up a federal court system for the country, called for 1 chief justice and 5 associate justices, set up district and associate courts |
| National Debt | major problem after war ended, owed money to foreign nations and individuals |
| Bond | certificate that promises to repay your money plus interest |
| Hamilton's Economic Plan | wanted to buy back all of old bonds and issue new ones to extend due dates |
| Speculators | someone who invests in a risky business in hopes of making large profits; bought bonds from soldiers for less than half of the original value |
| Madison's objections to Hamilton's plan | Hamilton's plan rewarded peculators that didn't deserve all that money; benefited the north but not the south |
| Compromise to Hamilton's plan | Hamilton agreed to build the nations capital in the south; Maryland and Virginia both donated land to build the district of Colombia |
| Bank of the United States | took all the money the government received from collecting taxes, put it in the bank, loaned money to farmers etc, grew economy |
| Tariff | tax on foreign good; protected american manufacturers; helped north (many factories) hurt south (imported lots of goods) |
| Whiskey Rebellion | tax on liquor; back country farmers in PA grew lots of corn which was bulky but farmers made it into whiskey that shipped easily; people tarred and feathered tax collectors |
| Washington's response to Whiskey Rebellion | sent militia quickly to stop it; proved governments strength; "act as a country' |
| French revolution | inspired by American revolution but more violent |
| Political leaders response to french revolution | Jefferson- strong supporter of the french revolution and believed violence was deserved; most people did not support the french revolution once people started being executed regularly |
| Foreign Policy | Washington wanted to stay neutral and not get involved in European conflicts |
| Neutrality Proclamation | passed in 1793; declared that the US would not support either side (Britain nor France) in war |
| Jay's Treaty | called for Britain to pay for damages of seized ships that were stolen; established trading rights |
| Washington's farewell address | 1796; advised to steer clear of permanent alliances and to not get dragged into European affairs |
| Faction | opposing group within a party |
| Hamilton vs Jefferson: manufacturing and farming | Hamilton wanted to model Britain (the gov. encouraging manufacturing and trade); Jefferson thought farmers were the backbone of the country, he thought manufacturers would only give power to a small group of wealthy Americans |
| Hamilton vs Jefferson: federal and state power | Hamilton wanted federal gov. to have more power than state gov's because it would be able to restrain mob violence; Jefferson wanted a small federal gov. because it would protect individual freedom |
| Hamilton vs Jefferson: interpretation of the constitution | Hamilton preferred a loose interpretation that gave congress power to make laws; Jefferson thought the national bank was unconstitutional because it was not written in the constitution |
| Hamilton vs Jefferson: Britain vs France | Hamilton wanted close ties with Britain; Jefferson favored France (the first ally of the US) |
| Hamilton vs Jefferson: political parties formed | Hamilton's supporters were called federalists; Jefferson's supporters were called democratic republicans |
| Unconstitutional | not allowed under the constitution |
| Federalists | supporters of the constitution that favored a strong national government |
| Democratic republicans | supporter of Jefferson who favored a decentralized government |
| Election of 1796: candidates | democratic republicans-Jefferson (P) and Burr (VP) federalists- Adams (P) and Pinckney (VP) |
| Election of 1796: result | P- Adams VP- Jefferson |
| XYZ Affair | french became upset about jays treaty w/British;french seized american ships&demanded money to stop,Adams declined bribe,some federalists wanted to go to war to weaken republicans &build up a strong national gov.&army,Adams didn't &split federalist party |
| Frigate | fast ship with many guns; stopped french attacks |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | leader of France; didn't want to go to war |
| Alien and Sedition acts: alien | Alien-said the president could kick out any foreigner deemed dangerous;made immigrants stay 14yrs to become citizens,hurt Jefferson b/c many immigrants were farmers and didn't give them a chance to vote for 4yrs; |
| Alien and Sedition acts: sedition | Sedition- means to stir things up, said any citizen could be fined or jailed if they said anything bad about the government |
| Jefferson's views on alien and sedition acts | he thought they were unconstitutional |
| Nullify | to cancel |
| Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | led by Jefferson; state law passed that said each state has the right to judge whether a law is constitutional and if the state is going to follow it or not |
| State's Rights | states possess all power not given to the government in the constitution; Jefferson strongly believed this |
| Election of 1800 | 3rd presidential election; |
| Election of 1800: issues | ended up in a tie because you didn't have to vote individually for president and vice president; house of reps voted to break tie between Jefferson and Burr; Hamilton tried to help Burr win because he disliked Jefferson; 35 ties but ended in Jefferson win |
| Election of 1800: candidates | Adams vs Jefferson and Burr |
| Election of 1800: result | Republicans win because of Alien and Sedition acts |
| 12th Amendment | stated that you have to vote separately for president and vice president |
| Election of 1800: precedent set | no violent transfer of power ( no forced power), peaceful changes of power between parties, no armies involved |
| Decline of Federalist party | after bad reign, people finally spoke out against strict government; Adams decision not to go to war with France |
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